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SPEAKING BOOKS

Literacy is a luxury that many of us take for granted. We depend on written communication for information, guidance, and access to heath care information That is why SADAG created SPEAKING BOOKS and revolutionized the way information is delivered to low literacy communities. It's exactly what it sounds like.a book that talks to the reader in his or her local language, delivering critical information in an interactive, and educational way.

The customizable 16-page book, accompanied by local celebrity audio recordings, ensures that vital health and social messages can be seen, heard, read and understood..

We started with books on Teen Suicide prevention , HIV, AIDS and Depression, Understanding Mental Health and have developed over 30 titles, such as TB, Malaria, Polio, Vaccines for over 30 countries.

*OPENING STATEMENT: We believe that we are as sick as our secrets and that self-disclosure and honesty with others is the key to recovery.

*OPENING STATEMENT: We believe that we are as sick as our secrets and that self-disclosure and honesty with others is the key to recovery.

*AFFIRMATIONS:

I let my body heal.I stay conscious of my feelings and write them down.I applaud my willingness.I’m free to spend my time as I choose.My body is beautiful; I want to take care of it.I deserve to come into the inheritance of my own beauty.Life is safe.I accept myself exactly how and who I am today.I am willing to become increasingly more gentle and loving to myself.I joyfully say, “No.”I have survived my childhood. I deserve to be the person I am.

My humor is a sign of my recovery.

If at first I don’t succeed, I lower my expectations.

*Have the desire to stop mutilating yourself

* Disclose what you do to mutilate and identify it as an addiction.

*TRADITIONS/STEPS:1. We admitted we were powerless over physical self-mutilation---that our lives had become unmanageable.2. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.3. Admitted to ourselves and to anotherhuman being the exact nature of our wrongs.4. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.5. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.6. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

* Be aware of your triggers.* Talk to another self-mutilator toshort-circuit the behavior.* Draw or write down your feelings;don't take them out on yourself.* Break out of your routine.* Find a constructive outlet for youranger.* Find a creative use for your freetime.* Write your own recovery plan.* Use these tools to abstain from secondarymutilation behaviors too.

EMERGENCY LINES

Dr Reddy's Help Line0800 21 22 23

Pharmadynamics Police &Trauma Line0800 20 50 26

Adcock Ingram Depression and Anxiety Helpline0800 70 80 90

Destiny Helpline for Youth & Students0800 41 42 43

ADHD Helpline0800 55 44 33

Department of Social Development Substance Abuse Line 24hr helpline0800 12 13 14SMS 32312